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Why does nobody want to adopt Snuffles, the dog with two noses?

• Snuffles is in the Dog's Trust Rehoming Centre in Glasgow
• Potential owners are put off by his peculiar facial features
• Has been at the centre for a month but has been overlooked
• Alongside his striking attribute, he can move each nose independently

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 09:34 GMT, 7 February 2014 | UPDATED: 18:06 GMT, 7 February 2014

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His name is Snuffles and all he wants is a loving family to take him into a new home.

But it seems when potential owners see him, they turn their noses up.

Why? Because this particular pooch has two noses.

 


  The unfortunate dog, who is a Belgian Shepherd, is currently being looked after by staff at the Dog's Rehoming Centre in Uddingston, Glasgow.
   

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The German Shepherd cross was handed to the centre by the local dog warden, and staff at the trust are worried his bizarre looks will get him overlooked.

He has a rare congenital defect which gives him the appearance of having two noses.
Vet Angela McAllister said: 'Instead of his nostrils being fused together he's got some sort of split there.

'It's a defect in his palate which gives him the appearance of having two noses as his nostrils can move completely independently of each other.
'I've never seen the condition in my 20-year career.'

As other dogs around him are rehomed, he is struggling to attract a new owner, despite being at the centre for more than a month.
He is only four-months old and has already been in four previous homes in his short life.
But he has been given an endearing name by staff to make him feel at home.   +13 Striking: The dog has four nostrils, an attribute potential owners seem to dislike when they see Snuffles     +13 Supportive: Staff at the care home gave him the endearing name because of his odd appearance
To add to his unique appearance Snuffles can also move both noses independently of each other.
The centre's manager Sandra Lawton said: 'We take in hundreds of dogs of all shapes and sizes but I have never seen anything quite like Snuffles.

'It is such a shame to think that this sweet-natured lad may not find the loving home he deserves just because he may not be considered a pretty pooch.
    +13 Turning their noses up: When owners look down at the German Shephard cross, they see his weirdly partitioned nose   +13 While other dogs have more success when it comes to finding a new home at the Dogs Trust centre, Snuffles has found it tough   +13 Obedient: Staff at the centre say Snuffles would be a perfect dog to train
'He is an affectionate, energetic fun-loving boy who adores his carers. He needs an active family and could live with a compatible dog and children over the age of 14.

'He may not have been blessed with the looks of Lassie but he has a heart of
gold and really can claim to be a dog in several million."

Emma Louise Livingstone, supporter relations officer at the Dog's Trust said: 'He is just a typical, fun, bouncy puppy.
'He is very keen to learn and would be perfect to train up for any potential owner.'   +13 Young: The puppy is only four months old, but has already been rehomed four times   +13 Desperate: Staff said he was just a 'typical,. bouncy puppy' who really wanted to find a home   +13 Homeless: He was handed into the centre by his former owner   +13 Things looking up? Staff at the centre say he is an energetic puppy, despite failing to attract an owner

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That dog is freaking adorable! I wonder if he has twice the "sniff power" as a dog with a normal nose? Perhaps he'd be a good SAR or dection prospect?

Way too cute! I'd snatch him up if I could.

Looks like he has a hare lip and cleft pallet. I have seen chihuahuas born with this, but they couldn't suck, so didn't survive.
That dog must be hardy to make it. He does look adorable. (only two nostrils ;-)

There are several split-nosed breeds in existence; rumour has it that they have better scenting ability than their more common fused-nose cousins. I hope the poor lad finds a good home; think his double-nose is charming.

http://www.canineinformationlibrary.com/split-nosed-and-double-nosed-dogs.html

I am thinking that this dog is more than four months old as he seems to have all his adult teeth. . . .? Imagine his tracking abilities!! LOL
 

I seriously do not think having a split pallet will increase his smelling abilities. As we do not currently know the extent of the damage up in his sinuses. MRI would be needed to see if his sinese are intact or if they too have been malformed. I would like to see a photo of his upepr lip and front teeth to see if they appear affected too. And the roof of his mouth.
I raised two split pallet boxer puppies. While their noses were not affected like this dog's the did have a lot of problem as pups. Unable to nurse they had to be tube fed. Surgery was required to close the hole to their sinuese. And they later displayed several other help problems.
Enlarged hearts, monocryptorchid on the male, strange behavior in the female. Both were spayed and neutered and kept as very expensive family pets until they both passed of heart failuer. The female at 6 and the male at 9 years old.
Hope for his sake someone will be willing to look past his interesting deformity and give him a loving home.
Fry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachon_Navarro

http://theblissfuldog.com/pachon-navarro/


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Now That Dog Has a Nose! The Pachon Navarro

by Kathy Dannel Vitcak

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Double-Nosed Dog – Pachón Navarro

Dog noses, in all their various shapes, sizes and forms fascinate me. When I stumbled across a picture of the Pachon Navarro it was if I had struck crazy dog nose gold! A DOUBLE-NOSED dog! I had to know more, so here we go!

The website pointingdogblog writes, “All dogs have a slight crease between their nostrils, but it is usually no more than a very shallow line. Many Pachones have nostrils that are clearly divided by a much deeper furrow, making it look similar to the business end of a side-by-side shotgun.”

YES…look at these pictures! A great big old double nose. And these are REAL dogs that are still doing what they were bred to do. Intelligent, friendly, loyal, and bold in the field, these big, robust dogs are meant to have a job. They need something to do, everyday, not just a romp at the dog park once a week. The quintessential hunting dog, they are also great family pets and thrive being with the people they love. Since they were bred to hunt in packs, they usually play well with others.
Anatomically, it is actually a cleavage in the actual nose. Similar to a cleft palate, but obviously not life-threatening. Though my research did say that cleft palates are an issue within the breed. There are other breeds that mention this type of split nose within the standard, but it is a DQ (disqualification or major fault). Only the Pachon Navarro allows for it. By the way, there are Pachon Navarro that do not have this unique nose, just like there are variations within many breeds.
How did this develop? Was some centuries ago double-nosed dog an amazing hunter, capable of sniffing out birds that other dogs couldn’t? Did a savvy early Spanish hunter notice and use that dog as the cornerstone for a breeding program? Or was an especially virile stud dog used extensively who just happened to throw this nose and the breed developed from there? We will never know. It is another example of humankind’s propensity for manipulating genetics, I suppose.
The first examples of this type of dog appeared in the 12th century in Spain, as various strains of hunting dogs being developed all over Europe. By the 1800s the different types were divided by breed name and each breed had its own dedicated group of breeders and fanciers. By 1922 this breed was officially recognized and the breed standard set. They were bred until the 1950s when a virus, myxomatosis, almost wiped them out. Until the 1970s, when a handful of these dogs were discovered, it was thought the breed had disappeared. In 1978 the Central Canine Society of Madrid launched a Commission for Spanish Breeds to find and save the various Spanish dog breeds from slipping into extinction.
Want to know more? This guy actually went to Spain to track down this breed to learn more. Now THAT is dedication. Check out his uber-complete story of this unique breed.
Image by Craig Koshyk 
http://pointingdogblog.blogspot.com

2 comments

Mentay,,This pup is beyond adorable!!,,It breaks my heart to hear he has been re-homed so many times,,
Did he find a home yet?..

 

I hate dogs getting rehomed and rehomed...
    I have seen "several" people wanting to adopt this dog, but for lack of some ridicules rules of shelter, such as no 6 foot high fence around the entire house, he cannot go to a home.

Kitkat, I hate to read posts like yours - same in Germany.
There are normal people trying to rescue a normal dog, but they are not good enough, because....
Doesn´t make sense.
The nose of this particular dog is no problem at all, who the hell did say there are four nostrils? That´s nonsense.
We would call it a kind of chiloschisis.